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The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

regulations. the existence OF which they
could not possibly know. Armed troops
are marched through the country to in
timidate and frighten. The good things
which God has given In such profusion,
and for which liberal Government has
provided wise means OF distribution,
regarding the enrichment OF the coun-
try and tho development OF the race.
are considered by this selr.constituted
protectorats too sacred for enjo, ment
by Gods creatures.
This policy aud thess regulations, NO
opposed to the principles Of what We
have been accustomed to call right and
justice. have their parallel only In the
degrading laws Of ancient Egypt. and
would have disgraced the monkish su-
pervislon Of the middle ages.
"One Of the grievous charges against
that arch-tyrant. George Ill. In that
immortal instrument, which heraidesi
our birth As II nation. WAS that he has
ensisav"r~d To prevent the population ot
there States and this Is the charge
which We boldly ding into the face Of
the present land administration"
We believe that there In not one word
In the foregoing that the facts do
not abnndnntly corroborats. The treat
ment which has been given the people
OF the Territories by The present Land
Commissioner is shameful beyond de-
scfiption. The States have votes. tut
el.a. ~ t.s ,..aL L,.N
hns seemed TO be TO make the men on
the frontier Just as much trouble rs I.os.
Sibl.. The assumption from the hrst
has SEEMED 10 be that the Land Depart
mcnt's dealings were To be entirely with
thieves. and this assumption has been
backed by an Ignorance or disregard of
facts which has been is shameful as II
has been wicked. II through all Com.
missioner Sparks has carried the Idea
that he was personally honest and with
u cranky integrity had tried In stand
bctwcen the Government and the frauds
which bad men were trying To perr~tu-
ate upon the Government. there would
In excuses for him. hut where there
have b~cn manifest frauds laid before
him with overwhelming pr"ois 10 back
the truth of the Indictment. h. has
made no sign Of being distnri,c.i over
the showing. and has not made one
move 10 correct the evil or obtain salts.
faction for the steal. The friends Of
the Administration ought In lay before
tho President history Of the mans
performances. his sins Of omission and
commission. for onc of the heaviest
burdens Of the campaign next ycar. will
br tn explain 10 the county OH what
grounds y man has lscn kept In au.
tbor1ty. who. forgetting his place as the
servant OF the lssoplc. has assumed. that
the people arc dishonest and that i~ has
n special miAsioa To insult. hninr~ an.i
~,ssy sssrsa usss~sasssy usoutn stes
month. md this, though the protests
against him and his acts have hs.~n
ringing tbr'ugh the land from Dakot,
tn Mexico aud FROM the Missrnri 20 the
iacific.-Sa!t Lake Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

People who are solicited TO aid the
movement Ia save IL. iiaymarkct mnr.
drr,rs would do well 10 reflect before
they contribute. Ia such n purpose.
These m-n represent war against all
social order aud against the free insti'
tutions OF America. They glory In
their crimes and would repeat them.
Anarchy must bc crushed and not en-
cuuragcd. News.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

1t is to he hoped that ranchcrs who
shelter their stock behind wire fences.
says the Breeders Gazette, will have the
humanity to construct them of the Hat
or ribbon form VI wire. II presents u
surface half an inch wide to the
weather. and two strands OF II are said
to make u better "wind-b break" than
three strands of the ordinary wire.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Yankee seamanship and Yankee me-
chanism gained another victory last
week. The Yankee Volunteer beat the
Scotch cutter Thistle twice in success
sion. The latter came over from tho
waters Of the Clyde to demonstrate To
the Americans how fast well-built
cutter can sail, and when she made her
appearance here II WAS thought that she
would give the Volunteer u hard tussle.
sAo-te Wooeooh SAeo9 WosO . Wnaaroway
for the Yankee. Several Scotchn,~n
have challenged the owner Of the Vol
unteer for u contest next season, and
have commenced the construction Of
Yachts,
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

The Chicago Socialists will endeavor
to have the knights Of Labor convcn.
ton at Minneapolis take action favor.
able TO the condemned Anarchists. The
resolutions are ready. and they will he
presented towards the close Of the ses-
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Cattle in Kansas are said TO be cheap
er than ever known before. Tho ex-
trcme low prices is accounted for
through u general cattle scare more
than through the droutb. Prices have
a downward tendency. and stock owners
are trying hard 10 ''let go."
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

The Grand Army Of the Republic
met at st. Louis last week and had a
gotd attendance. Following is list OF
the officers elected for the ensuing wear:
Commanders int Chief. General Z. Rea.
OF Minnesota; senior Vice Commander.
Nelson Cole; Junior Vice Commander,
John q. Linahan; sureeon-General,
Lawrence Donal,ue Chaplain In Chief.
Rev. Edward Anderson. They will
meet at Columbus, Ohio, next year.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Something for nothing" as the scrub
steer said when he devoured the farm
er's corn and hay, knowing that he
could make no sort Of adequate return
for it.-Breedcr's Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Our Government supports fifteen
schools in Alaska and twcnty-thrce
more are urgently needed. for which
the Commissioner Of Education will ask
Congress to appropriate 10000.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Tho receiver of Swan Brothers. tho
bankrupt Wyoming cattle firm. has filed
his report as follows: Swan Brothers
resources $500, ,79s.67. liabilities s7o6,-
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

Anarchists howl and Scfecch and
yell and blaspheme lrcs,se "thc right
OF free speech" Is ,nfringed when they
are forbidden u advocate arson aud riot
and murder. The FAC. Ia. that the
right Of free speech does not. and can
not. include the righ, TO stir up sedition.
tncite 10 riot. setiuce to murder. begUile
to robbery, infiame to destruction. The
right Of free speech means the right
to reason. argue, persuade for good. for
usefulness. for anything that will bcne-
fit and improve; not for anything that
will injnre, harm or damage. The
right Of free speecl," means peace. not
anarchy and blood aud bludgeon and
flame and death and outrage and viola
ton Of rights aud person and property.
Afternoon.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

south Omaha stock shippers are pro-
testing against a discrimination In rates
practicesi by the various roads center
ing there. They claim to have ample
proof that 81. Joe and Kansas Git, are
charged sl5 lrss per car on stock con-
signed to eastern markets than the
South Omaha shipper ID compelled To
pay. The railroah odlcials deny that
any such Discrimination exists. hut the
notable scarcity Of eastern buyers in
this market IL strong evidence that the
complaints of the shippers are not with
out foundation. The shippers concc,ie
that Kansas City and ~. Joscph ARE in
a direct line of communication with the
eastern markets than Omaha. and
Should therefore have = proprtionately
lower rste. Hut they claim that these
cities have no right TO . reduction Of
fully one. .third from the Omahs rate.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

time tho "black cattle
bs u distinguishing
much No as In Scot!an
that they are adapted
being wintered In The,
system IL pursued NOS
house accommodates
choice by farmers Z
veniently give them
roof. The inducemess
labor In attsisdance 9
has been found iron \
stitutiOn and being ~
they are not Os,ly nbse
critics OF the climate
thrive better aud nal
during tho summer e.
wintered In The oDE
cover" n 4
Mr. Gillespie savs ~
personal knowbedGs
next year the lara ~
already In Cos,sadpytn|
Asiditios,sl t4ReE9
be had g!ean6d d5sISStl
through the State he fol
coming Thoroughbred
RADIO would be TIM blAek
Republican.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

In commenting on trohibition ~
Denver Republican ssyt: ''.rhc r'-c-
;ia ,S;, .: i stkI;;es = ;In..s.s s.;''ss:s X:
l~cn defeated IN that ~ by major.
ity Of about nftrrn tlMusand THIS dc.
feat following tir rcvesse of Michigan
and the siill later dsfss; In Texas. is
not very encouraging y the i'fohibi.
tionis,s. In Iowa tho tidal wave
seems 10 In receiing. ifs there Is nm
earnest Effort making In that Stale tn
elect Legislature which uouid submit
To the people n propai,ina To rcI-al the
prohibition CLAUSE II the constitution.
I, will he n long time before the Prohi.
bitionists of either Texas or Tennessee
develop strength enough g. secure an
other submission of ii,e question 10 the
people. II would have l,ecn better for
their caus~ " they hsd made haste
slowly. They have weakened rather
than strengthened their cause by their
III considerable real. They almost
turned the State of Texss upside down.
but they were nevertheless defeated"
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08
J. ". au0uU. N. MAJOR.
]. w. l1ugus & Co.,
BANKERS,
AIEKER, COLORADO.

f1asaet . 6en~rui Banking husiness.
AiShsss Prize paid for County Warrants. In
esrsss allowed Gu Time Deposits. Drafts
Asavn % Eastern cittes and Europe.
Correspondents. kountIs Bros.. New York;
yirvs National Bank, Omaha; Colorado
HaitoaAl Bank. D~nver; J. W. uusus 4 Co.,
2AvttaA Wye.
ossssssssss Pss.psiy AssssAsA -.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

colorado will
y. almost us
Fhe reason is
Colorado and
g air. This
y scarcity OF
y deliberate
d could con-
hsli-lter Of a
] not to save
fth-In. but II
u hardy con-
a 10 hardship
and the sew
! that they
Dore progress
Wtuthh When
( than under
~ OF his own
within the
: black cattle
by
pfs that the
pesi for Colo
ttlc.-Dcn,er
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

AuNtC6b ItO3S NulSS8V sss''Sss' '''sN
tho cattle market u improving and
having al upward tendency in prices.
There IL somc increase In tie number
OF good cattle ON sale. says dispatch
from there. but that description still
comprises only n small psopr,ion OF the
local supply. Hence with an active,
healthy demand saleamen have not
found II too much Of trick TO advance
prices for desirable stock. The change
is perhaps moro marked In the lot class
ing NJ good than II u In the upper
grades. Extra beeves are about a'c
higher than last week. E0S coarse cat.
tie II is hard work TO get any advance,
no matter how fat they srr. Common
stun. owing to the heavy supply Of
rangers. Inns not gained fsr,hins. In
deed. buyers have generally reduced
their bids . lrinc. and Ia man, eases
make their purchases that way. In the
situation there IL not an encouraging
symptom. and there II nOt likely tn le
until the rush u cattle from tho ranges
Is over. That middle class Of stock.
too. such m IN not good esough To meet
the requirements Of th- eastern trade.
and yet II little better than iocal can.
ncfs and butchers care 10 handle. Is suf-
fcrina fully as badly ~ tisc pcor truck.
In u number II INSTANCES droyrs Of this
description have i,een held ovrr from
day To day In hoI'es of - IMPROVEMENT.
and finally spli below ,l,r figures offered
for them on their arrival al the yards.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

This amount was paid Monday, aud
II leaves In the Military Poll fund n
balance Of about <i.iO. A rough rs.
innate of the outside claims against tho
State is $500.
The Meeker herald., 1887-10-08

ssssli banking and Collection bs,sincss
transacted. hay aud s-li ros~isn
ami Domestic Exrhansv.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
South and West.

AN omnibus 10 dcd with people returning
from picnic was overturned near Cincin.
hati, and all the occupants, forty i'm number
were thrown down au oubankmcnt Six per
sons, most of them young ladics, were scri-
ously injured.
A QUARREL between Professor Poscy priu.
cipul OF the High School at Henderson XIV.
and Professor Clark, the General Superin-
tondcnt of Public Schools. ended bv the
former shooting the latter twice, innictinQ
comparatively slight wounds The quarrel
took place I'm the High School and created "A
panic among the pupils. Foscy was arrested
THE thirty eighth annual convention of the
American Medical Association has been i'm
session at Chicago.
A BAND of seventeen Apache Indians hnvo
gone on the warpath in Arizona. Troops
have been sent after them.
JoHN MANNIN, Marshal Of Morehead, XIV.
was badly wounded while trying 20 arrest
John ana William Logan, brothers. 1.he
posse accompanying Monnn killed both the
Logans.
CHARLES SPENCER, one Of the best known
men I'm Dakota has been indicted for cattle
stealing.
GENERAL w. w. AvERuL. OF the Union
Army, was orator of the day at the Con
d"rhtr Memorial celebration on THURSDAY. in
Staunton, Va Governor Lee presided.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
Useful Hints.


Use powdered starch TO take fresh
stains out Of table linen.
oil leather belts should be cleaned
without taking them of their pullcys.
Salt and vinegar applied hot, are good
FOR cleaning brass, which should alters
ward bc polished with fine ashes
Plaster bu-ts may be cleaned by dip.
ping them into thick liquid cold starch
clear starch mixed with cold water
and brushing them when dry
TO take crcases ont Of drawing paper
or cngravings, lay the paper or engrav-
ing face downward on sheet Of smooth,
unsizcd white paper; cover il with an
other sheet of the same, very slightly
damp, and iron with moderately warm
hat-iron
Oil-cloth may be improved in appear
anec by rubbing it with a mixture of
a half ounce Of boeswaX i'm saucerfu Of
turpcntinc. Set this in warm place
until they can be thoroughly mixed. Ap-
ply with flannel cloth, and then rub
with dry flannel.
Irvine may prepared 50 as to possess
the appearance of catgut by treating it
as follows: Soak the twine for one-half
hour in a solution Of glue; dry and soak
for au hour or two in n strong infusion Of
oak bark, to which little catcchu has
been added Then dry the twine and
smooth with a rag saturated with oil
The oak back infusion may probably be
replaced with advantage 10y a solution Of
bichromatc Of potassium.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
The sanctnarr Of the Gar.

ot. Petersburg correspondent writes
The Palace of Gatschina, so much spoken
OF lately, can not be compared with such
castles as Versailles. Sans Souci. or
Schonbrunn. IL has nothing Of the artis-
TIC establishment Of the one, the histo-
rcal memories Of the other, or the land
scape beauty and comfort Of the third
Situated in the middle Of wide and
desert plain, 10 has no pretty surround
ings, and built without luxury its ex-
terror does not make an imposing i'm
preston. The reason that i'm spite Of
this, IT has been chosen rs q residence by
the Car since his accession TO the
throne IS no doubt that il lies nearest to
the capital, and is so isolated and capa-
bic Of ISOLATION, that with the applica-
tion Of all the means i'm which Russia is
richer than most countries the approach
Of unwished-fOr individuals can be- pre-
vented. Gatschina lies between Zarskoie-
Sclo and Krasnoic SelO, and the roads
from each OF these places 10 the Impe-
rial palace, which have private court
railway stations are placed under par
tlcular supervision, and may not bc used
except by the court. A high wall in
closes the park in the center Of which iq
VT" Rt''t''f "i'A NlAlH VIII Ia fIDIHIIfN UN
patrols, which never leave the outer
circle nor tho park itself for one moment
out OF sight The entrance was. and is.
only permitted by special order The
head Of the Imperial security police.
General Tschwcriu, and the head of the
Imperial headquarters, General Richter.
guard the place with especial care so
that the isolation OF Gatschina Is com
sidcred so perfect that the royal family
can abide there iu absolute peace
Though the supcrintcndcncci is so strict 30
is said that the inhabitants of the palace
arc not. and must not be-. aware of it
Their pleasures and comforts arc not i'm
paired Boy it; and all the omucments
that could be- agreeable TO the Emperor
and his family drives, hunts. riding
and rowing evening parties, theatrical
representations, etc.-can be partakcn Of
Adjoining the wcll-tcndcd park is an OK
tensive wood like the park surrounded
by q wall and guarded i'm the park
itself arc two lake-likc basins of water.
the palace contains splendid saloons. and
two colonnades which afford agreeable
prOmcnadcs in bad weather. all This aids
in preventing the inhabitants from feel
ing anything Of the anxious and never
firing supervision held over them. and
the want Of more charming surround
'ngs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
Foreign.

lHE summer monsoon, which annually
lrings the rainy season i'm India has aptcareI
Inc crops OF the country depend upon this
yearly visitation
II is reported that hidden treasure to tho
value Of EJJ, ,OOO, 900 sterling hng been diecov.
cred in the palace Of n deceased Vizicr M IN
BAT, Morocco The Sultan. 10 is said has con.
hscnt'd the treasure and is having u con
Veyed TO the imperial Golfers.
y CALCUTTA dispatch says that remnants
OIL the steamer Sir John Lawrence have been
picked up, uud that she wns undoubtedly lost
in recent cyclone of the coast Of 1ndin Tho
steamer carried 40 passengers, the larger
part NJ them native ladies' aud all the Ire.t
families M Calcutta are in mourning for lost
relatives or friends
,FlFTY-TmEg miners wcro killed by the ex
pioSlon IN Westphulia coal mine
PROF. HERRMASv. the noted prestidigito.
tour died few days ago in Carlsbad. Ger-
many, at the age Of axtysix.
A SrANIsH expedition of 800 men captured
fortified rebel village ON the Island of Ta
pula after severe fighting. The losses were
heavy ON both sides
MH PAREELL gains in strength and weight
daily.
WOLVES and foxes are rapidly increasing
in some sections Of illinois
Ir is again reported from Berlin that the
FIVE thousand Chinese left Hong Kong for
America during March and April
JOHv H. ST. JOHy is tO stump New York
state during the forthcoming Prohibition
campaign
WILLIAM Awsov, of Nashville. has been
re elected President OF the Information
Typographical Union.
1nERE are nearly twenty thousand people
homeless boo Michigan ON account of the recent
destructive fire, boo that state
IHE Japanese Naval Dcpoi tuout has q.
cidci 90 make standing neet ~ consist OF
hity war-ships and several cruisers
kEv. MH TOSG. Chinese Baptist preacher.
delivers CXhDrtutiDus boo front Of Iurst
pagan temple boz Chinatown San FRANCIS. o.
every Sunday afternoon
SENATOR ELECr PAscO. Of Florida is the
only DDnf~ierate private who has ever been
cho-eu 90 the United States Senate An th.
others ranke1 as hrigadicr.
THE inscription which Congress ordered Boz
ll1b ~ be placed upon tho monument uf Gau
Nathaniel Greene BOO thc Capitol ut Washing
ton, has just been completed
SENATOR JovEs Bonanza Mackav. Flood,
and other California capitalists have formed
o. syndicate and purchased tho great tract OF
land known as che MarpO,a grant
FRrENDs of the Rev DR. Reid n Manson
ia. missionary have received tine news that
that gentleman was killed and eaten l,v o.
Central African tribe Of csnuibais
THE Mexican Congress has adjourned
without action ON the pending postal CON
ycntion reducing tho postage between the
United state and Mexico FROM hte cents to
two cents
a LARGE number of counterfeit nirkels are
in circulation throughout the West. and the
secret service has hten enlisted against them
The officers arc easily deceived as to their
genuineness
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
The world a Rasehan Fleld

II isap pitiablc thing To- see a man stand
at the home base with % club in his hand
wh1ck 90 The ball thrown TO him bv the
pitcher and miss it Tho banlcd effort
and Che waste Of stenRth disappoint u.s.
even though the striker belong 10 the
visiting nine and they disgust us If he
belong 90 the home club ln the world
fortune is tossing mon opportunities
constantly. and the bunglc spreads his
legs swing his club and beats the air.
Ile mover seems 90 bio anything, and after
while be- misses his last chance and re-.
tires sick of himself and despisod by ths
spectators The worlds a baseball ftld
and an the men and women merely play
ers-- hlocheaey Post Ezpres'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-16
FORTUNES CHANGE HANDS.
COFFEE CAUSES A GREAT CRASH
Panic TN the New York Coffce EX-
change and Its Organizer and
Other Firms Ruined.

There was panic I'm the New York coffee
market, caused 10y the recent heavy fall in
prices. Three prominent houses were Obliged
to suspend. They were Arnold ~ Co, 81
Wall street; Norton, Wcyle s. Bcyan, 100
Water street, and Msckcy q Small, Front
street and Jones lane
B. q. Arnold, OF Arnold & Co, explained
the cause ot his firms suspension a. due To
/ e fact that his numerous clients i'm Europe
and Rio de Janorio could not bc called upon
In sufficient haste 20 put up their margins.
The firm does a commission business entirely
and the immense sizc OF their outstanding
orders made il impossible for them to put up
sufficient sums TO tide over the panic Nor
ton, Wcyle & Bevan state that their suSpen-
sion was duo To tho existing depression i'm
prices augmented 10y tho failure of other
firms in the trade Mackoy a. Small are in
the same position. ~"
Coffee has fallen from % 4O-lOO cents nor
pound, to 70 40 TOO cents per pound repre-
senting "A drop OF about 30 cents on the dol
lar Nothing but vast capital was able TO
Withstand the call created 10y such differ
cncc on firms having large orders out on the
wrong side Of the market
The liabilities OF Arnold & Co., are said 10
be about $3.50, 600 and of the other two firms
about t5OO,OOO together.
Arnold a. Co. were ono OF the Target houses
I'm the trade II. G.. Arnold was tho founder
OF the Coffee Exchange and has been i'm tho
business since is40 In 1880 the firm failed
for S2,25O,000, but paid 90 cents on tho
dollar.
HISTORY or THE DEAF.
In April, 1885, Messrs j. J. ODonohue 81
Son, w. II. Crossman ~ Bro, and several
Hovro bankers secured possession OF 500 900
bags or more Of coffee in the market and
manipulated the market so that 10y April last
they were able to get out with IA profit aver
aging upward Of l-2 cents per pound. The
net profits Of the deal were about S. 900 900
They had bulled the market upon tho pros
poets of short crop for 1857
The crop for 1850 was 5.5G5 900
bogs, aud when the syndicate saw in April
last that the receipts at Rio were 4SO 600
per month and the crop for the current year
promised to be largely in excess OF the year
previous, they let go all their holdings, but
In n careful way, SO ms not TO break prices
and lessen their profits
Then the Brazilian syndicate came into the
market IL is said by those who have
watched the market that thoy held zoo. 600
bags, and that the members have inside OF
three or four days been called upon for Al 800
600 cash for margins II was this syndicate
Mr.. Arnold represented in the trade They
have had almost complete control of the mar
kct since they began operations and ran the
price of coffee up to 2l aud 22 cents. It is be-
lieved some of the mcmbers have uuloadcd
and that the holdings are much less than when
the break began.